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IRON MOUNTAIN — A proposal that would raise compensation for Iron Mountain City Council members for the first time in 39 years may be headed to the Aug. 6 pri

IRON MOUNTAIN — A proposal that would raise compensation for Iron Mountain City Council members for the first time in 39 years may be headed to the Aug. 6 pri

PALO PINTO -- Commissioners on Monday signed onto a statewide financing program designed to encourage water and energy efficiency projects.

MINERAL WELLS — Residents along Southwest 10th and 11th streets should see work repaving their rough roads soon after the Mineral Wells City Council agreed Tuesday to a new contract.

FAIRFIELD — Retired Superior Court Judge Robert Fracchia will be the chairman of the newly established Solano Family Justice Center Oversight Committee. The Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, as part of the consent agenda, approved the creation of the committee and the appointment of Fracchia. The sup

May 17 meeting KEY ACTION After an executive session, the board took action on several pay increases with public school employees.  DISCUSSION: The board approved a two- year contract with the Ohio Association of Public-School employees, effective July 31, 2021 to June, 30, 2023. Also, approved were pay increases for the Central Office staff and longevity pay for 15-19 years of service $835 in 2022 and $852 in 2023; longevity pay for 20 plus years of service $1,306 in 2022 and $1,332 in 2023....

Council agrees to honor past women mayors, council members – plus one FAIRFIELD — What began as a way to honor the earliest women who served as mayor or a council member was approved Tuesday with the addition of a husband-and-wife who hold a unique distinction. Former councilwoman and Mayor Karin MacMillan, the only female mayor, and former Councilwoman Robbieburr Berger, the first woman elected to the council, also will be honored with streets being named after them. George Pettygrove and ...

Solano Board of Supervisors stands up for victims of crime, sexual assault FAIRFIELD — Solano County supervisors on Tuesday adopted resolutions recognizing April 18-24 as National Crime Victims’ Rights Week in Solano County and the month of April as Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. Supervisor Monica Brown emphasized not only the emotional toll caused by crime, but the monetary costs as well. “. . . (A)nnually, rape costs the U.S. more than any other crime ($127 billion), fol...

janderson@ironmountaindailynews.com IRON MOUNTAIN — Businesses holding licenses to grow or sell marijuana in Iron Mountain are expected to report by Friday on the progress they’ve made in meeting promises made during the city’s application process in 2019. In seeking applications, the council capped the number of retailers at two and mainly scored the proposed projects on economic factors. A pair of retail shops and accompanying grow facilities were authorized in January 2020. Because th...